Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-24

ltlTE E EaeksnD. Ai4EFlA Ntisths "NIu VI TIT COX, John Smith gni three others; the last eighs being segmen None Ot the rescued officers or men can assign any erCusa for the origin Ot She fire, When the fire was discovered the men tecamS panic stricken gne the officers could not control them. They jumped into the two boais, but the stBnchiOn which held them were becoming hot and the tackle bv which they were hung was soon burned, and one by one the men were obliged to jump ilto the sea. The C6p- tain and second mate remained on the burning vessel until taken of The res cued arrived here Ou tEe Queen of the Pacific this morning.
 CHICAGO, December 2l.-The cold wave struck Chicago last night. causing the thermometer to drop B degrees Al , o'clock this morning the signal of fee reported temperature five degrees above zero and indications are that Q lower point will be reached during the day. Blizzard still raging throughout northwest Bnd a blockade on many roads is feared. Lowest point reached IS re- ported to be 2S degrees below zero Gt Fort Assiribolne. Reports from Leayen- worth. kss indicate much suffering m the west from want Of fuel. The de- nsnds ou the mines are far greater than can be filled and messages come in heavy dsmsuding and gpPealing for fuel. Far mers are burning corn, furniture and
 parts of their houses to keep varu. A number of deaths are reported.
 IRvISGToS, December 2L-A fire to- day destroyed tbe Alameds County Re
 porter. the stores of BlscOn S Weston
 and the Clark Bros, and tbe postofiice
 and Good Templsr's hall The loss is
 S20,OOO. and insurance about half that
 amount
 WASHINGTON, December 2l.-A resc-
 luton was offered by Beck directing 'he D. stofiice committee 10 enquire luto the adyisat:ity Of reducing the rate Cf let
 ter postage Co one cent. The resoiu-
 tion was referred.
 Davis introduced blll Co amend the law concerning the commission on fish
 snd fisheries, which provides Tor the
 appointment by the President ci 8 msn
 of scientifce and practical acqusIntence | with fsh and fisheries ca commlssiUner a. & salary Of 5000 Passed. Morgan from the committee on foreign relations reported resolution reqllr.uR | the Secretary of Sl-,e Co furnish copies
 Of all correspondence with the Mexican | government to January, lsS6, respecting | the Well ani La Alva claims, also to state what smouut has been paid by Mexico under tbe convention Tor the ! adjustment ot claims, tho amount dis trIbuted. amount und.s. q! luted snd iLe | reason for withholding the same. The | resolution was adopted.
 The President has sent the following nominations tO the senate: Stephen A. D=woH, to b. Associate Justice o' the Territory of Montana; Newton W. Nc Couueil, of Tennessee, to be Cbiet Jus 1 tice 0f the Supreme Court Ct Montana; Henry Lac0mbe, of New York, aid.- ! tioual Circuit Judge for the Second
 Judicial District; Edward F. Bingham, ] O. Ohio, to be ChIef Justice 0f the Su- pgems Court of the District of Colln-
 his; Msrtin V. Montgomery, of Michi- | Ban, tO De Assuciate Justice of the Su-
 preme Court of the District ot Colum- | bis: Wm- J. Allen, tO be United States | District Judge for the Southern DIs- | trict of Illinois; to be United States Gt- ! torneys- George l.. Prltchett, for the
 District of Nebraska; Themes L. Hay | den. for the District of Nevada; George
 s. Peters. of Ohio, for the Territory of | Utah; Whittier NJ. Grant. of Iowa, for
 the District of Alaska: John Myers. to
 be United States Marshal for the Dis
 tri,l of Oregon.
 WASHINGTON, December 21.-Randall | from the committee on rules submittef ! e partial report recommending adoption | of the rules of the 10th Congress, with several charges, among winch is the ep- | continent of 8 committee on the mer- ant marine and fisheries, on reform o' evil service, on election Of president;
 vice-president and representatives iu
 congress, the eleventh census, IBdiau | depreciation claims and alcoholic liquor l traffic.
 FLORENCE. December PA cold wave struck here this morning and the wind has been blowing Q gale all day from
 ihe northeast. The thermometer is nov thirty degrees above.
 SAN FRASCIsCO, December 21 -Tbe Denver S Rio Grsnde hss determiBsd
 to still allow, notwithstanding the rise ID nEcontinentBl rates, all emizraut passengers to stop Of st Salt Lske ss
 heretofore. Various trBnscout mental lines have determined to make 10 change in freight on oranges and rItes for next year wlll hold good for ship msnts which are expected to be very large.
 PORTLAND, Decem ber 2I.-Mrs. Joseph Zuvers, the wife oI farmer living ou Sandy river. fell across the kitchen stove Sunday morning m hn epilepilc fit snd was burned to deHth.
 SAN FRAyCIsco, December 21.-Besi < Beloher, 5.OO; Crocker. 70; Chollar, lJ0: Con. Virginia, lS j0; Confidence, 1925; Gould G Curry. $50; Hale S NorcrOss, S75: Locomotive, 90; Peer, 5j. Peerless, l.20; Pot0si, 6.2j; OPhir, 1000; Savage, 7.75; Sierra Nevada, 4.0j; UnIon Con-. 4S0; Yellow Jacket. i.6ji NJ. DiBblo. 45O.
 FL PAso, December 2l.-Ii showed last night and to-day and to-niChi ;h, ground is covered with two inoht5 oi snow. The mercury is fiSeen degrees below freezing. Such weather was UH- sunwn here before. The Santa F. train | iue here Gt o'clock is snow bound st | San Marcial, New Mexico. Fas- Tsxss | < Pacific tram did not arrive until this | afternoon.
 SAN FRANCISCO, December 2l.-Ihe | trial of stephen \. NeRll, charged with | reporting at the charter election last April, began to-day.
 SAN FRANCISCO. December 2l.-A fire | 10 the Monarch iJuring mills this after noon destroyed property tu the amount | of nearly S2j,0OO, nearly covered by in- sur6nce,
 SAN FRANCISCO, December 2l-Tbere seems to be quite fight between the different roads between Chicago end | Denver on the question of iasI trsi1s. Jt IS nov virtually settled that the Chi caFo & Alton, and Chi ago, Rock Island S Pacific will meet the action of the Burlington route and run fast trains be- tween the points nsmed. IL IS the inten- tioa ot these lines to put on G limited train between Chicago and Kansas City, the first train tO run on Christmas day. TraiBs will leave Chicago st 5;]0 9. m., and will reach Kansas City at : o'clock next morning, Time of train from Kan sss City to Chicago not yet specified. These roads think they Sill be able to induce the Union Pacific end Santa Fe 10 change the hour of departure from Kansas City SO Rs to make their direc.